Co-op / Condo News: Dog Interviews, Real-Estate Hookers, Beverly Sills, More

Read all the latest co-op and condo news on Habitat's weekly Monday News Roundup! Also included: Permanent archival links. If a link ever goes dead, you'll still be able to read the backup at WebCitation.org.

• "Luna Park [Co-op] Reaches for Stars With New Funding Plan" by Josh Barbanel ( The Wall Street Journal)

• "Wine Bar on 62nd Passes, But Lawyers [for Building's Condo Association] are Circling" (Westside Independent blog) and "Central Park West Residents Hire Lobbyists to Block Wine Bar" by Leslie Albrecht (DNAInfo.com)

• "Tenement’s Rich History Is Recalled at Century Mark," on the co-op at 137-149 W. 12th Street, by Albert Amateau ( The Villager)

Buying and Selling...

• "Are Hookers Real Estate Brokers' Not-So-Secret Weapon?" by Joey Arak (Curbed.com)

• "Beverly Sills’s Co-op on the Market" by Elizabeth A. Harris ( The New York Times)

• "How to Get Your Dog Past a Co-Op Board" (BrickUnderground.com), "Some Swanky NYC Co-Ops Require Dog 'Interviews' — Letters of Recommendation Suggested" by Catey Hill (New York Daily News) and "Could Your Dog Pass a Co-op Board Interview?" by Rosie Gray ( The Village Voice)

• "Homeowners Should Run the Numbers Before They Refinance" by Shazia Khan (NY1 News)

• "Get Those Certified Checks to Bid at City Auction" of five co-op apartments and a condo apartment on July 29, by Malcolm Carter (Service You Can Trust blog)

Board Issues from Around the Country...

• "What Good Is [a Condo] Board without Directors?" by Mark Pearlstein (Chicago Tribune)

• "Sarasota Condo Evacuated after Deemed Unsafe" by Laura Kadechka (10Connects.com [Tampa Bay, Fla. TV-station site])

• "East Bridgewater Condo Association Learns Hard Lesson" by Amanda Reed ( The Enterprise [Brockton, Mass.])

WebCite archives:

"Luna Park" • "Wine Bar" • "Lobbyists" • "Tenement's" • "Hookers" • "Sills" • "Dog Past" • "Dog Interviews" • "Could Your Dog" "Auction "• "Without Directors" • "Sarasota" • "East Bridgewater"